(before any rebate, loading or discount)
Covers one adult & dependants (2 or more people, only one of whom is an adult)
Available in Northern Territory
# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover loading, an age-based discount or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.
This policy covers children and other dependants up to and including the age of 20, students up to and including the age of 30, as well as persons with a disability who qualify as a child or other dependant or student in these age ranges.
This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.
This policy provides accident cover and benefits for travel or accommodation (outside of hospital) - check with your insurer for details.
| Assisted reproductive services | Eye (not cataracts) | Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy |
| Back, neck and spine | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Pain management |
| Blood | Gynaecology | Pain management with device |
| Bone, joint and muscle | Heart and vascular system | Palliative care |
| Brain and nervous system | Hernia and appendix | Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary) |
| Breast surgery (medically necessary) | Hospital psychiatric services | Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered surgical podiatrist – limited benefits) |
| Cataracts | Implantation of hearing devices | Pregnancy and birth |
| Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer | Insulin pumps | Rehabilitation |
| Dental surgery | Joint reconstructions | Skin |
| Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps) | Joint replacements | Sleep studies |
| Dialysis for chronic kidney failure | Kidney and bladder | Tonsils, adenoids and grommets |
| Digestive system | Lung and chest | Weight loss surgery |
| Ear, nose and throat | Male reproductive system |
The benefits paid for hospital treatment will depend on the type of cover you purchase and whether your fund has an agreement in place with the hospital in which you are treated. See ‘Agreement Hospitals’ on privatehealth.gov.au for which hospitals have arrangements with your insurer – https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/agreementhospitals.
Under this policy, you may have to pay out-of-pocket costs above what you get from Medicare or your private health insurer. Before you go to hospital, you should ask your doctors, hospital and health insurer about any out-of-pocket costs that may apply to you.
Excess: No excess
Co-payments: No co-payments
Waiting periods:
This provider offers 'known gap' or 'no gap' cover for medical bills for this product.
The Medical Costs Finder lets you find out more about the cost of specialist medical services.
Comprehensive cover. No Excess or Co-payments required. Private Room Promise for pre-booked admissions at a Members' Choice hospital. Up to $1,000 CPAP benefit per member towards hire or purchase of an approved device, a rolling 5-year benefit replacement period applies.
At Members' Choice extras providers you may get more for your cover. This includes 100% back on a dental check up, scale and clean each year and great optical deals. See https://www.medibank.com.au/health-insurance/find-provider/#/.
| Note, for items marked with an asterisk *: 12 moth waiting period applies to surgical dental extraction. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Waiting period (months) | Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated) | Examples of maximum benefits |
| General dental* | 2 | No annual limit | Periodic oral examination - $38.80 Scale & clean - $61.50 Fluoride treatment - $19.80 Surgical tooth extraction - $62.90 |
| Major dental | 12 | $2,000 per person (combined limit for major dental & endodontic) | Full crown veneered - $680.00 |
| Endodontic | 12 | Filling of one root canal - $100.00 | |
| Orthodontic | 12 | $800 per person $2,400 lifetime limit for Orthodontic | Braces for upper & lower teeth, including removal plus fitting of retainer - 100% of charge |
| Optical | 6 | $250 per person | Single vision lenses & frames - 100% of charge Multi-focal lenses & frames - 100% of charge |
| Non PBS pharmaceuticals | 2 | $600 per person | Per eligible prescription - $40.70 |
| Physiotherapy | 2 | $700 per person | Initial visit - $42.20 Subsequent visit - $30.60 |
| Chiropractic | 2 | $400 per person (combined limit for chiropractic & osteopathy) | Initial visit - $43.00 Subsequent visit - $26.40 |
| Podiatry | 2 | $400 per person (combined limit for podiatry & orthotics (podiatric orthoses)) | Initial visit - $31.80 Subsequent visit - $20.20 |
| Psychology | 0 | $400 per person | Initial visit - $123.62 Subsequent visit - $102.37 |
| Acupuncture | 2 | $400 per person | Initial visit - $34.40 Subsequent visit - $21.00 |
| Remedial massage | 2 | $200 per person (combined limit for remedial massage, chinese medicine & exercise physiology) | Initial visit - $25.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Hearing aids | 36 | $800 per person | Hearing aid - $800.00 |
| Blood glucose monitors | 24 | $240 per person | Per monitor - $180.00 |
| Chinese medicine | 2 | Combined limit - see Remedial massage | Initial visit - $25.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Dietetics/dietary advice | 2 | $400 per person | Initial visit - $46.10 Subsequent visit - $21.00 |
| Exercise physiology | 2 | Combined limit - see Remedial massage | Initial visit - $25.00 Subsequent visit - $25.00 |
| Eye therapy (orthoptics) | 2 | $400 per person | Initial visit - $24.50 Subsequent visit - $20.40 |
| Occupational therapy | 2 | $400 per person | Initial visit - $46.10 Subsequent visit - $29.40 |
| Orthotics (podiatric orthoses) | 2 | Combined limit - see Podiatry | Orthotics supply & fit - 80% of charge |
| Osteopathy | 2 | Combined limit - see Chiropractic | Initial visit - $43.00 Subsequent visit - $26.40 |
| Speech therapy | 2 | $400 per person | Initial visit - $76.30 Subsequent visit - $32.40 |
| Health appliances and external prostheses: 2month waiting period. Breathing appliances: 12 month waiting period, fixed benefits, benefit replacement periods apply. School accident: Apply to pre-school, primary and secondary school students only, 2 month waiting period, fixed benefit and annual limit of $800 apply. PackageBonus: 6 month waiting period apply, starts at $50 for singles and $100 couple/family per year. Counselling: (no waiting period) shares an annual limit with psychology. Blood pressure monitors: 12 month waiting period and benefit replacement period apply, share an annual limit with blood glucose monitors. Contact Medibank for more information. | |||
| Other treatments - check with your insurer |
Comprehensive hospital and extras cover in one convenient package. Rewards you with a PackageBonus to use towards approved health and membership expenses.
In Northern Territory this policy provides:
Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.
Call-out fees: will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.
Cover for an ambulance when you require immediate professional attention and you need to be transported to hospital or other approved facility and your medical condition is such that you cannot be transported any other way, or where an ambulance is called but transport is not needed. Cover for air ambulance where pre-approval has been obtained from Medibank. In all cases the ambulance provider must be Medibank approved. Please contact Medibank for further details.
The information contained in this Private Health Information Statement was provided by the insurer and is intended as general information. It may not take into account your particular circumstances. For information please contact the insurer.
For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories
Restricted categories partially cover your hospital costs as a private patient in a public hospital. You may incur significant expenses in a private room or private hospital.
These categories are not covered by this policy.